DOT FTA Acquisition Liaison

Description

Grey Street Consulting, LLC (Grey Street), a leading small business provider of Acquisition operational support services to Federal civilian and defense agencies, is seeking to hire an Acquisition Liaison to support our prospective client within the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA). DOT is located in SE Washington, DC, and this position is to be performed in a remote capacity full-time.

Candidates need to be agreeable to the possibility of the government returning staff on-site, potentially multiple days per pay period in the future. This position is contingent upon award.

The responsibilities for the labor category may include, but not all inclusive for this labor category are as follows:

• Works under general oversight of the COR in performance of contractual support for two acquisition divisions within FTA concerning contract management activities respectively.
• The contractor must provide subject matter expertise in the specialized field of federal acquisition to effectively support program/technical staff in processing services/commercial requirements through the entire acquisition process from cradle to grave.
• The contractor must have mid-level expert knowledge and hands‑on experience (equivalent to at least FAC Level II training and experience) in Federal acquisitions and acquisition operations (see www.fai.gov website for more information concerning the competencies for FAC-C Level II.)
• Possess ability to assist the program office with the appropriate preparation of purchase request (PR), packages for input into a contracting system, understand what documents shall be attached to the actual PR package as supporting documentation and what the purpose for each.
• Reviews acquisition packages prior to submission to the Acquisition Office, assists in the review of existing contracts to determine compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies.
• Possess the ability to work closely with mid-level or lower-level program professionals to develop acquisition documentation and assists SME’s (COR and program offices) with acquisition planning to develop requirements and evaluation criteria for acquisitions.
• Assist program personnel with the development of acquisition plans; acquisition requirements (SOW, SOO, PWS), functional requirements or specifications, market research reports, determination and findings, and exception to fair opportunity statements, and justification and approval.
• As required, assists in the development of Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE’s) and market research to support IGCE or business case models.
• Understand cost and price analysis as well as possess the capability to assist with analyses.
• Ability to use different contract types such as FFP, Cost Reimbursable, LH, T&M etc. for actions.
• Knowledge of and hands‑on experience with contract writing systems such as PRISM is desirable.
• Utilize knowledge and experience to select and contribute to assistance of the administration of various procurements via contract mechanisms such as Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, task/delivery orders, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), call orders, purchase orders, Intra/Inter Agency Agreements (IAAs), etc.
• Contractor personnel must be able to successfully assist with carrying out pre‑determined and recurring contract administration duties to support the program office and the acquisitions office.
• Attend relevant meetings involving the program and acquisitions office. Meetings must not cause any potential conflict of issue situations. Take meeting notes and use various methods of communication to effectively communicate with people at various levels of the…